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Personalization Guidelines and Verse Suggestions

General Personalization Guidelines
Husband and Wife
Formal MR. and MRS. GEORGE BROWN or MR. and MRS. GEORGE M. BROWN	Informal THE BROWNS MARGARET and GEORGE or MARGARET and GEORGE BROWN

Families
Formal MARY and JOHN SMITH ELLEN and TED	Informal THE SMITHS MARY, JOHN, ELLEN and TED

Widow or Married Woman
Formal MRS. LLOYD BENNETT	Informal RUTH BENNETT

Divorced Woman
Formal MS. BARBARA KELLY	Informal BARBARA KELLY

Single Male or Female
Formal MR. GREGORY MORRISON MS. MARY ANN BAILEY	Informal GREGORY MORRISON MARY ANN BAILEY

Uses of JR.
Formal MR. ROBERT HALL, JR. MR. and MRS. ROBERT HALL, JR. THE ROBERT HALLS, JRS.	Informal ROBERT HALL, JR. ROBERT HALL, JUNIOR
* Note: When used within a series of names, Jr. is not separated from name by a comma, unless the individual is the youngest and appears last. MARY, BILL, BILL JR., and TIMMY MARY, BILL, TIMMY, and BILL, JR.

Pluralization of Last Name
When the surname ends in a CH, SH, S, X, or Z the plural is formed by adding ES.
Singular WOLKOWICZ FOX MARSH	Plural WOLKOWICZES FOXES MARSHES
* All other surnames are pluralized by adding s. If you do not wish to add ES to your last name, i.e. the JONESES, we suggest the use of the word FAMILY. THE JONES FAMILY * Never use an apostrophe in pluralizing surnames, unless to show ownership. THE McCARTHYS MARY BENSON'S RANCH (Singular) THE BENSONS' HOME (Plural)

Use of "AND" * When the word "and" is used in a business name it is imprinted in all caps. For personal use, it is imprinted in lower case letters. HELLER AND SONS GEORGE and MARGARET Note: In a company name, the symbol & is correct if that is the way it appears of the firm's letterhead. SMITH & JONES COMPANY